Job Opportunity at Admiralty House Communications Museum

 

Job title: Events Coordinator and Research Assistant

Organization: Admiralty House Communications Museum
Type: 16 weeks
Wage: $16.00/hour
Hours: 35 hours/week

Company Overview

Admiralty House Communications Museum is a non-profit museum that has operated year-round as the sole heritage institution for the City of Mount Pearl since 1997. Admiralty House works to preserve, research, educate and promote the history of H.M. Wireless Station, early wireless communication, naval history, and Mount Pearl. We are committed to inspiring an appreciation of local history through engaging programs and exhibitions of special historic events affecting the larger community. We encourage Women, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and BIPOC individuals to apply for this position.

Job Summary

Admiralty House Communications Museum is looking for an Intern researcher who will research communications history and Marconi in Newfoundland and Labrador. The intern will also be responsible for managing rentals and helping coordinate events. Admiralty House Communications Museum promotes equal opportunities to all people.

The position will be approximately 16 weeks at $16/hour and 35 hours per week. The intern will be undertaking research about Marconi’s legacy in Newfoundland and Labrador. This will include archival research, interviews, collaboration with other sites in Newfoundland and Labrador associated with Marconi, assessment of relevant artefacts and documents, helping to write the story for the eventual publication of the online exhibit with Digital Museums Canada. During the downtime of this project, the intern will work on other projects about Mount Pearl Punk Rock and help with managing rentals and events.

Screening Criteria

Qualifications for this position are preferably an undergraduate degree in History, Archaeology, or Folklore, or equivalent experience, good communication and writing skills, time management, ability to work with deadlines, ability to work in a team environment, familiarity with Microsoft office and google drive, computer skills, availability on evenings and weekends, good oral communication skills, and experience conducting interviews.

This position is funded in part through the Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage program, and all applicants must be registered in the YCW candidate pool and meet the current YCW-BCH eligibility criteria. An individual may be eligible for an internship if they:

• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible);

• are legally entitled to work in Canada;

• are between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;

• are willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment;

• will not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with the program;

• are unemployed or underemployed;

• are a college or university graduate; and

• are not receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits while employed with the program.

Note: Priority will be given to graduates that have not previously participated in YCW internship programs.

Details: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/careers-heritage-graduates.html

https://young-canada-works.canada.ca/Opportunity/ProjectDetails?projectId=14077&showBackToSearch=true

Application deadline: November 16th, 2021.

Interested applicants can send their resume and cover letter to admiraltyhouse@mountpearl.ca

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Elsa Simms (Museum Manager) at (709) 748-1124.